Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto up to XR1 Platform Data Structure use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon CCW, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon WBC and Snapdragon Wearables. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Data Structure Handler. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-21453. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon CCW, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon WBC and Snapdragon Wearables. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Data Structure Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Memory corruption while processing a data structure, when an iterator is accessed after it has been removed, potential failures occur.

The advisory is shared for download at docs.qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-21453 since 12/18/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/11/2025).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/18/2024 🔍
05/06/2025 +138 days 🔍
05/06/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/11/2025 +97 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-21453 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-21453
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-307608

Entryinfo

Created: 05/06/2025 11:35
Updated: 08/11/2025 18:30
Changes: 05/06/2025 11:35 (64), 08/11/2025 18:30 (1)
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